A small number of people ever get to touch a Kodiak bear in their lifetime. Sun’aq Tribe wildlife intern Jessica Rich had the opportunity multiple times this summer.
Science & Tech
University of Alaska Fairbanks intern looks at nucleotides as health supplement
Interns this summer with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute are looking at food science in Kodiak, and one is investigating a new health food fad. University of Alaska Fairbanks student Alina Fairbanks is doing market research focusing on nucleotides.
Competition for airspace between drones and eagles intensifies in Unalaska
Before sending a $6,000 drone to record aerial footage in Unalaska, Emmett Fitch warned the pilot he might want to reconsider one thing. “It was black with a white body,” Fitch recalls. “I said, ‘That looks a lot like an eagle. We should maybe paint it a different color.’”
Scientists still seek a reliable DUI test for marijuana
Coloradans can get arrested for driving while stoned. But with no good roadside tools, officers’ determinations are more subjective than for alcohol DUIs. Scientists hope to find chemical markers.
GCI tells customers “No Worries” increases data plan for “rural hub communities”
As of Tuesday, customers in Nome, Kotzebue, Bethel, and Utqiagvik, were automatically upgraded to the No Worries Plan.
Entomologist tracks the year in Alaska bugs
Derek Sikes is an associate professor of entomology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and insect curator at the Museum of the North. He said populations of various types of bugs can vary widely from year to year.